Toy bow.



No. 695,596. y Patented Mar. I8, |902.

` H. J. BAYARD.

Tov Bow. (Application led Nov. 8, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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ITE STATES IIYRAM J. BAYARD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Toy Bow.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,596, ,dated March 18, 1902.

Application led November 8, 1901. Serial No. 81,528. (No model.)

To all w7c0m-t'71tay coupent:v

Be it known that I, HYRAM J. BAYARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented Certain new and useful Improvements in ToyBows for Throwing Arrows; and I do-hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in- Vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the gure's of vref-y erence marked thereon, which form a part Vof this specification.

My invention relates to toy bows for throwing arrows. Its Objectis to improve the construction of such bows by the use of a iiexible bow and a wire to form the bowstring, having coils near the ends thereof to give the required elasticity.

A further object is to provide a dischargetube to direct the arrow andto preventinjury to the hand pf the user by the snap of the string. y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side View of the device, and Fig. 2 is a rear View thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the bow is indicated at 6 and is preferably formed of exible wood. Bowstring 8 is formed of wire and has neareach end thereof a spiral portion 9 to assist in giving the required elasticity. This Wire is attached at each end of the bow by screws 10. Through the middle of the bowis inserted a tube 7,

preferably made of metal, and this tube projects from both the front and the rear of the bow, as shown in Fig. 1.

` In 'operation the arrow is discharged through the tube in an obvious manner. The inwardly-projecting portion of the tube 7, as indicated at 7, is of such length that it eX- tends outwardly beyond the thumb or hand v of the'operator holding the bow, so that at the I snap of thestring it strikes` the end of the tube, not the hand of the user. 4

By the combination of an elastic bow, together with a eXible wire having elastic end portions formed by the coilsindicated, a toy bow of considerable power is formed, whichl 5o may be used without danger of injury to the user.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

A bow having a bowstring formed of a oontinuous wire havingcoiled end portions axially contractible to give elasticity and a plain l flexible middle portion to engage the butt of the arrow.

In testimony whereof I aHix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HYRAM J. BAYARD.

Witnesses:

NELLIE FELTsKoG, HENRY G. BATCHELOR. 

